Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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